THE year 2016 was very bad for Zimbabwe’s real estate sector as demand for properties fell, vacancies increased and rentals continued to be subdued because of the deteriorating economic environment prevailing in the country. (more…)

GOVERNMENT has reiterated its commitment to protect the local construction industry through promulgation of a law to regulate players in the sector.. Speaking at the Construction Industry Federation of Zimbabwe (CIFOZ) meeting held in the capital recently, Minister of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing, Saviour Kasukuwere,…

PLAYERS in the construction industry are lobbying government for inclusion of more goods under the import restriction list published under Statutory Instrument (SI) 64. They want government to include construction equipment and products that are available locally, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Abigail…

SELLING or buying a property is one of the most important transactions most people will make in a lifetime, so finding the right agent to handle it is essential. (more…)

  THERE are three main groups of home buyers currently active in South Africa’s property market, and while they have many preferences in common, they also have definite differences when it comes to choosing a new home. (more…)

REHABILITATION work on the 55-year-old Kariba Dam is expected to commence  in February 2017, the Financial Gazette’s Companies & Markets (C&M) has learnt. (more…)

VICE President Emmerson Mnangagwa, says government regrets awarding a tender for the upgrading of the 800-kilometre Plumtree-Harare-Mutare highway to Group Five of South Africa, saying the country did not get value for money from the deal. (more…)